This Week

synopsis: Game service provider Keywords has acquired Dutch cloud-based software platform GetSocial. Netherlands-based GetSocial lets game developers manage the social interactions between their game, their players, and other networks, while also providing a toolkit for customer acquisition, retention, and engagement.

Keywords Studios is an international technical services provider to the global video games industry. They provide integrated art production, engineering, audio services, testing, localization and player support services across 50 languages and 14 game platforms in more than 20 countries.

GetSocial lets game developers manage the social interactions between their game, their players, and other networks, while also providing a toolkit for customer acquisition, retention, and engagement. They are based in the Netherlands.

synopsis: Loop Media, Inc., an innovative streaming media company focused on premium short-form video for businesses and consumers, announced the acquisition of ScreenPlay, Inc. ScreenPlay manages the largest library of promotional videos (video trailers music videos, TV spots & video game previews) for the entertainment industry.

synopsis: EnergyIQ, the leader in data management solutions for the oil and gas industry, announced the acquisition of key assets from petroWEB including the EnterpriseDB, Navigator, and Gateway platforms. petroWEB is a global technology and software solutions provider to the Energy industry.

synopsis: Lucid Group, a global family of healthcare communication companies, has acquired Bluedog, a London-based digital and creative agency. Bluedog offers creative design and branding solutions to a wide variety of clients. The company has expertise in creative design, digital design, motion graphics, video development, and web design and development.

synopsis: Underground Vaults and Storage, Inc., an information management and technology company, announced it has acquired Corner Post Holdings, Inc. DBA Applianz Technologies, an IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) company located in Wichita, Kansas, providing on premise and hosted private cloud solutions in almost all 50 states and 6 countries.

synopsis: Sensory Inc., a Silicon Valley company that pioneered speech recognition and AI in consumer electronics, announced the acquisition of Vocalize.ai, a software tools and services company that performs benchmarking, accuracy assessments and bias evaluations for speech technologies and natural language interfaces.

synopsis: Health-E Commerce, the parent company of the nation's leading family of e-commerce brands dedicated to pre-tax health and wellness products and services, announced that it has received a majority equity investment from Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company, a leading Chicago-based private-equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry.

synopsis: Kibo, a leading omnichannel commerce platform for retailers and branded manufacturers, will acquire Certona, an AI-based real-time personalization solution that powers individualized customer experiences for over 600 top e-commerce websites in over 70 countries.

synopsis: DoubleVerify, the leading independent provider of marketing measurement software and analytics, announced that it has acquired Zentrick, a digital video technology company that provides middleware solutions to drive the seamless execution and performance of online video advertising.

synopsis: Instructure, Inc., the leading software-as-a-service technology company that helps people learn and develop through school and work, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Portfolium, the student success network built to showcase the achievements, projects, and competencies of dedicated students to potential employers.

synopsis: SquareFoot, a real estate technology company founded on the mission of helping businesses find the office space they need, has acquired PivotDesk, an office space marketplace that connects companies with excess space to companies that need it. PivotDesk's offerings range from single desks in a shared office to subleases and coworking space.

synopsis: The Mulberry Bush, an operator of children's day nurseries in Southern Hampshire, has acquired Little Acorns Nursery School, a children’s day nursery in Waterlooville. Little Acorns Nursery School provides high quality care and education for children ages 3 months to 5 years.

synopsis: Stored Value Solutions (SVS), a leader in gift card processing and program management, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Buyatab, a leading international provider of online gift card solutions.

synopsis: PRA Business Events, Inc., a leader in the Business Events industry, has acquired Koncept Events. Koncept Events specializes in event design, transportation solutions, entertainment, and a wide variety of interactive activities and experiences unique to the South Florida, Caribbean and other adjacent markets.

synopsis: Vancouver-based cybersecurity company BitMitigate has been acquired by Epik, a web hosting company and domain name registration service. BitMitigate provides effective and high performance DDoS protection solutions for some of the largest and most controversial websites in the world.

Founded in 2009, Epik has earned an industry reputation for exceptional service and support. For many customers, Epik is a one-stop shop for their entire web presence: domain name, hosting, monetization, and web development services.

BitMitigate provides effective and high performance DDoS protection solutions for some of the largest and most controversial websites in the world. BitMitigate has mitigated some of the largest cyber threats of all time with its proprietary web application firewall.

synopsis: Micro Focus, a leading global enterprise software company, has acquired Interset, a worldwide leader in security analytics software. Interset's software unlocks the power of user and entity behavioral analytics (UEBA), machine learning, and Big Data to provide the fastest, most flexible way for IT security teams to regain control.

synopsis: iSighthis Ltd, the global leader in dynamic, digital AML/CFT KYC identity proofing, has acquired Baltic Banking Service, a company that specializes in developing software for financial institutions and integrating it with other systems, as well as providing solutions for services, such as, banking as a service or payments as a service.

synopsis: Pragmatic Marketing, the authority on product management and marketing training, has acquired The Data Incubator (TDI), a leading provider of data science education, and together have become Pragmatic Institute.

synopsis: Coinsquare, Canada’s premier cryptocurrency trading platform for trading Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, announced it has acquired StellarX, a user-friendly way to trade all types of assets cheaply and quickly. They are free, fast, and list every asset class imaginable: crypto, fiat, commodities and more.

synopsis: Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. ("LTI"), a global technology consulting and digital solutions company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire NIELSEN+PARTNER (N+P), an IT consulting company specializing in implementation, customization and operation of Temenos WealthSuite, and software engineering in Germany.

synopsis: Ebix, Inc. has announced that one of its subsidiaries in India has acquired an 80% controlling stake in India based Zillious Solutions. Zillious is an on-demand SaaS travel technology solution, with market leadership in the corporate travel segment in India.

synopsis: Avetta and BROWZ, two leading providers of SaaS based supply chain risk management software, announced they have combined to form a new, market leading organization focused on delivering the best in supply chain risk management services to companies worldwide.

synopsis: Ant Financial, a Chinese technology company that brings inclusive financial services to the world, will acquire WorldFirst, the UK's fastest growing foreign exchange company. WorldFirst specialises in making foreign exchange simple, fast and fuss-free for people and businesses with global ambitions.

synopsis: Apple has acquired U.K.-based digital marketing firm DataTiger in a move that could bolster the tech giant's already prodigious marketing apparatus. DataTiger is a set of tools that enables users to build marketing software that puts data to work.

synopsis: HomeExchange, the global leader and most trusted home exchange community in the world, announced the acquisition of the platform NightSwapping. Based out of France, NightSwapping allows members to earn money or travel for free, by hosting other members or simply by traveling.

synopsis: Lexipol and Praetorian Digital, leaders in the public safety industry, announced the merger of the two companies to offer a single, comprehensive platform addressing critical education, training and policy needs among public safety and local government agencies.

Lexipol is a provider of policy management and training platforms for public safety organizations. Based in Aliso Viejo, California, Lexipol delivers its market-leading policy content through a full-featured, SaaS-based platform.

Praetorian Digital is the leading digital media company in the public safety and local government market. Praetorian owns and operates websites providing resources ranging from accredited online training to grant funding assistance, such as PoliceOne.com and FireRescue1.com.

synopsis: BCM One, a company that provides a single source for integrated technology solutions that help advance a company's business objective, has acquired SipTruck. SipTrunk provides a services platform designed for companies who want to build a SIP trunking practice and a recurring revenue stream selling SIP trunking services.

synopsis: ANGI Homeservices has acquired Fixd Repair, an innovative home warranty solution that is transforming the way homeowners file warranty claims, connect with service professionals, and schedule non-warranty home services. Their website and mobile app connect professionals with homeowners in need of repairs and maintenance.

synopsis: As part of a push to expand its mobility services business unit, PSA Group has acquired TravelCar, a startup that operates short-term car rental programs and allows users to reserve parking spaces at thousands of facilities through a smartphone app.

synopsis: Facebook said it acquired visual shopping and artificial intelligence startup GrokStyle in a move to bolster the social-media company’s own AI work. GrokStyle’s technology, which was integrated into Ikea’s mobile app, was simple in practice. A user takes a picture of a piece of furniture and the technology would match it to similar products.

synopsis: Software and technology group Dynamic Technologies has acquired cloud solutions firm DotModus, a data analytics integration company that deals with machine learning, containerisation, app development and infrastructure.

synopsis: Mailchimp, an always-on marketing platform for small businesses, has acquired Sawa, an automated graphic design platform that allows small and medium-sized businesses to easily create beautiful designs and content. Sawa uses artificial intelligence to learn the user's brand, enabling it to automatically populate design assets suited for the brand.

synopsis: Miniclip, a leading developer and publisher of mobile games, announced it completed its acquisition of Masomo, an interactive entertainment company which develops mobile casual multiplayer games which are sports-focused.

synopsis: Entertainment Daily owner Digitalbox has acquired Mashed Productions, the parent company of Daily Mash, is a satirical website which publishes spoof articles. Daily Mash provides parodic coverage of current affairs and other stories and has been described as the U.K.'s leading satirical news website.

synopsis: Happy Capital, a French crowdfunding platform aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises, has acquired Prexem, an online crowdfunding platform for small and medium-sized enterprises in France. Prexem enables small and medium-sized enterprises to quickly and easily finance their ambitions and focus on their projects.

synopsis: WeWork, a global network offering space, community, and physical and virtual services to enable companies to grow together, has acquired Euclid, a data platform that tracks the identity and behavior of people in the physical world.

synopsis: Dassault Systèmes, a French multinational software company, has acquired Argosim, a French provider of software tools for the validation of real-time embedded systems. Argosim's STIMULUS solution enables system architects to simulate requirements and to detect incorrect, missing, or conflicting requirements before they begin designing systems.

synopsis: PinkNews, the most read and influential LGBT online publication globally, has acquired Othervox, a UK-based digital targeting agency that specialises in digital advertising across the world’s most popular LGBTQ channels. Othervox provides businesses of all sizes with advertising solutions that reach the LGBTQ demographic.

synopsis: Global marketing and communications firm, Finn Partners, announced it has acquired Small Army, a 45-person integrated marketing and creative services agency located in Boston. The firm serves clients in diverse sectors, including travel, health, technology and financial services.

synopsis: Century Park Capital Partners is pleased to announce it has completed a majority recapitalization of MCCi, LLC in partnership with the management team and founders. Headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida, MCCi is a leading software and IT services firm focused on enterprise content management and business process automation.

Century Park Capital Partners is a Los Angeles-based private equity firm that invests in family businesses, owner-operated companies and corporate divestitures with the purpose of accelerating their growth.

synopsis: Armitage Communications, supplying PR and Marketing services to companies in the engineering, telecommunications, utilities and construction sectors has announced it has merged with Napier. Napier provides solutions and campaign strategy designs to increase awareness and generate leads for opportunities.

synopsis: Brussels-based APROPLAN and Copenhagen-based GenieBelt have announced a merger. Both APROPLAN and GenieBelt have developed cloud and mobile solutions for the construction industry. The newly created company, LetsBuild, will employ 120 people and be active in construction space in 35 countries across the world.

synopsis: Altavia, a leading independent international group specializing in commercial communication for the retail sector has announced it has acquired Blue Lions, a leading digital agency providing clients with high-quality digital campaigns.

synopsis: EY has strengthened its Technology transformation services through the acquisition of one of the largest Australian-owned providers of cloud SAP solutions, Plaut IT. Plaut combines business consulting with solution-oriented IT implementation.

synopsis: Unity Technologies, creator of the world’s most widely used real-time 3D development platform, announced that the company has acquired Vivox, the provider of cross-platform voice and text communication tools for games. More than 50 million users in 180+ countries exchange billions of voice minutes each month using Vivox.

synopsis: Transporeon Group, a leading global cloud-based business network for industrial logistics, announced that Hg, a private equity firm, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in the company from existing investor TPG Capital.

synopsis: New Media Investment Group Inc., one of the largest publishers of locally based print and online media in the United States as measured by number of publications, announced that it has agreed to acquire the newspapers and related assets of Schurz Communications, Inc.

synopsis: Valassis, a leader in activating consumers through intelligent media delivery, announced that it has acquired GET1FREE, Inc., a direct mail company reaching more than 1 million homes across California with coupons, deals and promotions. GET1FREE will integrate with Valassis-owned Clipper Magazine.

synopsis: Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, announced that it has acquired endpoint security platform company, DarkBytes. DarkBytes offers a unified platform to deliver security operations center services to organizations of all sizes.

synopsis: Prenetics, a leading global genetics and digital health company, has announced it has acquired Kelaa App, the core product of Soma Analytics and associated assets. The Kelaa App helps employees learn to focus, manage stress and think positively through exercise, challenges and managing sleep.

synopsis: Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s leading live entertainment company, announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in ONE Production, one of the leading concert promoters in Singapore. The majority of ONE Production shows feature artists from countries across Asia.

synopsis: Neopost, a global leader in mail solutions, announced the divestment of Satori Software, one of the leaders in address quality solutions in the United States. Satori is acquired by Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), the owner of BCC Software, a provider of postal management software in Americas based in Rochester, New York.

synopsis: ASGN Incorporated, a leading provider of IT and professional services in the technology, creative/digital, engineering and life sciences fields, has completed the acquisition of DHA Group, a full-service Information Technology and Consulting firm dedicated to providing mission-critical services to Federal Government and commercial clients.

synopsis: Arlington Capital Partners, a Washington, DC-based private equity firm, announced it has acquired Intellectual Technology, Inc. ITI has over 25 years of experience developing solutions for motor vehicle agencies, providing DMV software used throughout North America to increase the speed, visibility, and security of motor vehicle transactions.

synopsis: OnCell, a company that provides a full range of mobile tour technologies for museums, parks, and cultural destinations, announced it has acquired Authentic, a New Zealand-based company which develops My Tours and STQRY, a respected competitor in the mobile tour app technology space.